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Opposition Leader Levon Ter-Petrossian Discusses Upcoming Elections with European Official
On Jan. 28, first president of Armenia and leader of the opposition bloc the Armenian National Congress (HAK) Levon Ter-Petrossian met with...Read More »
Chess Democracy? Armenian, Azerbaijani GMs Stress No Deal Made Beforehand in Chess ‘Wimbledon’
Armenian GM Levon Aronian and Azerbaijani GM Teymour Radjabov both stressed that there had been no deals of any kind beforehand in...Read More »
‘Homeland, Protect Your Protector’: Silent Candlelight March in Memory of Killed Soldiers
On Jan. 28, when the 20th anniversary of Armenia's Armed Forces was being celebrated in the country, local public initiative group...Read More »
Turkey’s First Lady Snubs French Ambassador’s Wife
In reaction to the French Senate’s approval of a bill that criminalizes denying genocide (including the Armenian Genocide), Turkey's first lady Hayrünnisa Gül... Read More »
Diasporan Armenian who Purchased Home in Yerevan ‘Cheated’ Out of 30 Million Drams
Diasporan Armenian Georges Tovmasian, who claims that a company by the name of Dershin embezzled 30 million drams (approx. $77.6 thousand USD) from...Read More »
Prosecutor Points to Contradictions in Witness’ Testimonies in Embezzlement Case
There were discrepancies between Yerevan Traffic Police Department battalion commander Yeghishe Yengibaryan's testimony given in court and...Read More »
Those Participating in Elections Cannot Call Themselves Opposition: Sefilian
The Sardarapat civic movement hasn't changed its position — it won't be participating in the upcoming parliamentary elections, said Jirair Sefilian.Read More »
Absurd to Speak of Armenian Army’s Combat Readiness: War Veteran
It's absurd to speak of the combat readiness of today's Armenian army, said commander of the Shushi battalion during the Nagorno-Karabakh War and...Read More »
Turkey Must Face Ghosts of the Past: US Ambassador to Turkey on Genocide Bill
“Turks have greater confidence now to look into the past and to a painful chapter and decide what it means. There is more contact between Turks and...Read More »
Reporters Without Borders ‘Disturbed’ by 4 Key Aspects of Law Criminalizing Genocide Denial
Reporters Without Borders on Thursday published an open letter to French parliamentarians expressing its concern about the proposed law...Read More »